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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License.

Copenhagen or Samarkand?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Copenhagen for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Copenhagen’s own page.

Choose Samarkand for

  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Samarkand’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Copenhagen 40, Samarkand 4: Copenhagen leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Samarkand 54: Copenhagen leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Samarkand 84: Samarkand leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Samarkand 14: Copenhagen leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Samarkand 40: Copenhagen leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen and Samarkand are level on 72.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Samarkand 30: Copenhagen leads by 55 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Samarkand 58: Copenhagen leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Samarkand 42: Copenhagen leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Samarkand 80: Samarkand leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Samarkand 24: Copenhagen leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Samarkand 32: Copenhagen leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Samarkand.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.

Samarkand
45match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenSamarkand

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenSamarkand
Official languageDanishUzbek
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCFI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m702 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenSamarkand
City population667,099546,303
People per km²7,3395,058
Museums within 10 km7211
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.